Explore the Family Name Barthold

The meaning of Barthold

North German: variant of Berthold. Some characteristic forenames: German Wolfgang, Erwin, Fritz.

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How common is the last name Barthold in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Barthold in the United States has steadily increased from 2000 to 2010. The rank, which reflects the relative frequency of this surname, improved from 42,912th place in 2000 to 38,389th place in 2010, indicating a percentage change of 10.54%. In terms of the actual count, there were 475 individuals with the Barthold surname in 2000, and this number rose to 577 in 2010 - a significant increase of 21.47%. This translates into a proportion of 0.2 per 100,000 people bearing the Barthold surname in 2010, up by 11.11% from 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,912	#38,389	10.54%
Count	475	577	21.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.2	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barthold

On the other hand, the ethnic identity associated with the Barthold surname has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The White ethnic group had the highest representation among those bearing the Barthold surname at 90.99% in 2010, a marginal decrease from 91.37% in 2000. The Black ethnicity also represented a sizable portion at 6.76%, showing a minimal increase from 6.74% recorded ten years earlier. There was a small percentage of Hispanics at 1.21%, down from 1.26% in 2000. However, there were no recorded instances of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic groups in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.37%	90.99%	-0.42%
Black	6.74%	6.76%	0.3%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.21%	-3.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%